Walsh and May-Treanor won the gold medal in Beijing beating a team from China. Brazil, Italy and the Netherlands are expected to have strong teams in the London Games. The teams from Germany should also be in medal contention.

“Their consistency hasn’t been that great, but they’ve always been really good,” Walsh said about the beach volleyball teams from Germany. “They can be unbelievable or they can be so-so. They’re way more consistent now and they’ve always been a challenge for us.”

Walsh and May-Treanor have essentially locked up a spot on Team USA this summer as they are the top-ranked U.S. team in points standings and need to compete in one more meet before June 17 to fulfill qualifying procedures for London.